Until this year, there was only one concours in the Houston, Texas, area on the first weekend in May. This...
Ted Cutting, the man who designed the Aston Martin DBR1 that took Carroll Shelby and Roy Salvadori to victory at...
Lola Cars, the world’s oldest racing car constructor announced in mid-May that it was entering financial administration due to cash-flow problems caused by ongoing global economic conditions. The move includes both Lola Cars International Limited and Lola Composites Limited, and a prepared statement said it “allows the board to continue...
The Austin Seven motor car celebrates its 90th birthday this year and the occasion is being marked by a major...
Mecum Auctions shocked the auction world with the late May announcement that they would be offering two icons from racing...
Mercedes-Benz USA and members of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) will bring rare classic cars and contemporary models to Phoenix as the selected destination for their biennial premier national event, StarFest® 2012. Mercedes-Benz owners and enthusiasts are invited to this celebrity-studded, week-long event Sept. 28 – Oct 3 to...
For the fourth consecutive year, historic South Bass Island in Lake Erie will reverberate to the sounds of sports car...
Anatole “Tony” Lapine, respected Latvian-born designer, and former design chief at Porsche has died at his home in Baden-Baden, Germany....
Forty classic cars from all over Europe drove more than 1,000 miles through Scotland the first week of May and, while the rest of the United Kingdom was ravaged by wind and rain, competitors of the Scottish Malts car rally saw the best weather the event had ever seen with...
The second Historic Festival took place at Donington Park in the English Midlands over the weekend of May 5–6. The...
In a world where the value of words is often diminished by over-use and misapplication, there is absolutely no doubt...
Over 12,000 attendees filled the auction ring as 708 vehicles crossed the block April 13-14, 2012 at The Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. Mecum offered an exceptional variety of cars during their two-day inaugural auction, achieving an incredible 80% sell-through rate with total sales exceeding $18.5 million for the weekend....
• At H&H auctions, April 9 Duxford Sale, the UK auction house managed a near record price for a 1970...
Arturo and Deborah Keller’s stunning 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Louis Vuitton...
Alan Mann was a VR friend and subscriber with a penchant for sarcastic and very funny comments on things he read in our pages. He was also one of the most important and influential race preparation and team principals for many years, and it is very sad to have to...
The grounds of a stately home provide the ideal setting for a gleaming display of Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Alfas, Fiats,...
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America has announced that this year’s class of inductees will include Indy 500 winner...
An exciting new venue will showcase more than 200 fine European autos and pre-1950s classics when this year’s San Luis Obispo Concours d’Elegance rolls into California’s Central Coast on Friday, June 1 through Sunday, June 3. The Meadows at the Madonna Inn is the lovely and historic backdrop for the...
Instead of a single featured marque for the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts’ 2012 Pacific Northwest Historics at Pacific Raceways...
Mecum Auctions announces a special auction event has been added to its 2012 schedule, as they prepare to offer The...
The FIA’s Group B rally cars were the classic stars that burned twice as bright for half as long, taking the World Rally Championship into realms of performance where it really didn’t want to go, with ultimately disastrous consequences. Still, these powerful projectiles captivated the imaginations of both competitors and...
The first annual Algarve Classic Festival has been announced as the logical successor to the annual October historic race meeting...
March 21–25 saw the 24th iteration of the world’s largest gathering of classic car enthusiasts and vendors at Essen’s Messe...
The last example of a McLaren F1 GTR ever produced, chassis 028R, will cross the auctioneer’s block at Bonham’s annual Auction of Exceptional Motorcars, scheduled for August 16–17 at the Quail Lodge in Carmel, California. Resplendent in its legendary pale blue and orange Gulf Oil livery, the ex-Team Davidoff 1997...
At the conclusion of the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on August 19, Ed Gilbertson will retire as Chief Judge,...
Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing (RMVR) has announced that their Labor Day weekend race on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 1 and...
For 10 years, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering has provided an unparalleled and exclusive experience for motorsports enthusiasts and collectors from around the world to enjoy rare collections of fine automobiles and motorcycles in a garden-party setting on the rolling greens of Quail Lodge Golf Club, in Carmel, Calif. Hailed...
Chaparral creator Jim Hall was honored by the Road Racing Drivers Club during the 4th annual RRDC Dinner at the...
The designer of the iconic 911 and the scion of the family that left an indelible mark on the history of automobile manufacturing in Germany, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche was dedicated to functionality and that ethos is still evident in the visage of every new car from Zuffenhausen. According to current...
